Russell Willson
Military Person
1883 – 1948
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Who was Russell Willson?
Vice Admiral Russell Willson was a flag officer of the United States Navy and inventor of the Navy Cipher Box issued in 1917.
The son of Sidney Louis Willson and Lucy Fenton Staats Willson, Russell Willson attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1901-1902, before going on to graduate from the United States Naval Academy in 1906.
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- Born
- Dec 27, 1883
Fredonia - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Naval War College
- Died
- 1948
Chevy Chase - Resting place
- United States Naval Academy Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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